Show Dope Ring Badly Bent HARRY J. J ANSLINGER federal nalY narcotics nar- nar Y T co coties tics commissioner remarked after Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Sat Sat- nationwide raids on drug peddlers an and addicts that while it would be too much to say I that his department had broken down the narcotics narcotics narcotics nar nar- industry weve certainly put a crimp in it he lie was becomingly modest As the first days day's work ended were vere in jail and agents were still hauling in others The swift raids were the culmination of long months of diligent diligent dili dili- gent ferreting of evidence Included in the number of persons taken faken in the dragnet arc some of the nations nation's chief figures in the illicit baneful enter enter- traffic traffic the the underworlds underworld's most prise Credit all the more attaches hes to the splendid result of this drive because of the obstacles cn- cn countered in directing and carrying on the work of the narcotics bureau It would not be surprising if when court trials commence the nation will be treated to startling evidence linking important political figures with the operations operations operations op op- op- op of the American drug ring Writing in a copyrighted dispatch from front Washington the other day George Durno rev revealed re re- re- re v led interesting angles on the recent conviction conviction tion of Dr Edward Huntington Williams by byn bya n It jury jur in Los Angeles Williams will be re recalled recalled recalled re- re called as a defense alienist in the Massic fassie trial in Honolulu lIe He was charged with issuing prescriptions ons for drugs to addicts not in accordance accordance accordance ac ac- ac- ac with professional practice The doctor doctor doc doe tor who was one of the founders of the American American Amer Arner- ican lean College of Surgeons might have been expected to have had a higher regard for the ethics of his high professional calling The case brought out that as the narcotics narcotics nar nar- bureau is conducted by br Commissioner Anslinger political influence cuts very cry little ice As Mr Durno tells the stor story one of the character witnesses for Dr Williams was Mayor Frank Shaw of Los Angeles The prosecuting prosecuting prosecuting pros pros- attorney asked Shaw haw why he lie had made madea a trip to Washington to see Deputy Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- of Narcotics Louis Ruppel The mayor replied lie he had seen Ruppel al and d the latter had told him him Williams was being prosecuted on orl a n technical violation which probably would not hold Ruppel was in Honolulu on official business busi busi- ness at the tim Apprised of the mayors mayor's testimony testimony tes tes- tes- tes he lie cabled back to Los Angeles that Shaw Shan had llad attempted to use the power of his office to Williams Williams' prosecution He reported further to Assistant U U. S. S Attorney Jack Irwin that Williams Williams' brother accompanied accompanied accompanied by a n retired rear admiral had called thereafter in an effort to call off prosecution Finally Ruppel cabled Williams Williams' brother prevailed prevailed pre- pre ailed on an official of the Democratic national committee to il intercede When the Democratic official learned the facts went the transpacific wire he apologized for interfering This message message message mes mes- sage was read to the jury and probably had mu inu much h to do with their verdict Last year Deputy Commissioner Ruppel discovered discovered discovered dis dis- covered by accident that a Democratic national committeeman was pulling wires to have a New NewYork NewYork New NewYork York dope peddler found in possession of a aton aton ton of opium paroled Ruppel turned the thc p public c eye e towards his fellow party If the peddler would reveal the names of his bosses in the racket there was no objection to his p parole role Otherwise there was plenty The Theman Theman Theman man served out his sentence Narcotics Commissioner Harry J. J Anslinger ger gel has lIas been backing his somewhat youthful assistants to the limit in resistance to political pressure |